In 1584, Pierre Gosset,
alderman of Aÿ and wine-
grower made still wines,
mostly red, with the grapes
he harvested from his own
vines. In those days, two
wines vied for pride of place
at the table of the Kings of
France: the wine of Aÿ and,
from several hundreds of
leagues further south, the
wines of Beaune. Both were
made from the same grape
varieties Pinot Noir and
Chardonnay. Then, in the
18th century, the wines
made in and around Aÿ
began to bubble. Today, the
Gosset cuvées are still
presented in the antique
bottle identical to the one
used since the 18th century.
They carefully avoid malo-
lactic fermentation so that
the wines keep all their
natural fruitiness.
Gosset is the oldest House in
the Champagne